Original description as Cichla temensis:
ZooBank:6FCA9B8D-32E3-440F-9923-01264421ACB0.
- . 1834. "Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Observations de Zoologie". Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Observations de Zoologie. Paris 2; p 169 (crc00352)
Synonyms (2):
- Cichla atabapensis Humboldt, 1821, with type locality at Río Atabapo and Orinoco River, Venezuela. Determiner: Machado-Allison et al., 2000
- Cichla tucunare Heckel, 1840, with type locality at Rio Branco, Brazil. Determiner: Machado-Allison et al., 2000
- Cychla flavomaculata Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843, with type locality at Rio Negro and Rio Padauiri. Determiner: Machado-Allison et al., 2000
- Cychla trifasciata Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843, with type locality at Rio Negro and Rio Padauiri. Determiner: Kullander, 2003
- Cichla unitaeniatus Magalhaes, 1931, with type locality at Rio Negro e do Purus. Determiner: Kullander, 2003
Conservation: Cichla temensis is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.